Oroonoko - Aphra Behn - Books - Independently Published - 9798591163808 - January 6, 2021
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Oroonoko

Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688 by William Canning and reissued with two other fictions later that year. It was also adapted into a play. The eponymous hero is an African prince from Coramantien who is tricked into slavery and sold to European colonists in Surinam where he meets the narrator. Behn's text is a first-person account of his life, love, rebellion, and execution. The novel's success was jump-started by a popular 1695 theatrical adaptation by Thomas Southerne which ran regularly on the British stage throughout the first half of the 18th century, and in America later in the century.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 6, 2021
ISBN13 9798591163808
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 98
Dimensions 140 × 216 × 5 mm   ·   122 g
Language English  

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